Charters Towers Airport
| Charters Towers Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| IATA: CXT – ICAO: YCHT | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Charters Towers Regional Council | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Charters Towers, Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 955 ft / 291 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°02′36″S 146°16′24″E / 20.04333°S 146.27333°ECoordinates: 20°02′36″S 146°16′24″E / 20.04333°S 146.27333°E | ||||||||||||||
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  YCHT Location in Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Charters Towers Airport (IATA: CXT, ICAO: YCHT) is an airport located 2.9 nautical miles (5.4 km; 3.3 mi) north[1] of Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia.
History
World War II
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No. 22 Squadron aircrew and ground crew preparing for a sortie in October 1944
During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces Fifth Air Force stationed the following units at the airfield:[2]
- No. 22 Squadron RAAF, A-20 Boston
- 3d Bombardment Group, (10 March 1942 – 28 January 1943) (Headquarters)
- 8th Bombardment Squadron, A-20 Havoc (17–31 March 1942; 9 May 1942 – 28 January 1943)
- 90th Bombardment Squadron, A-20 Havoc (8 March 1942 – 28 January 1943)
- 431st Fighter Squadron (475th Fighter Group), P-38 Lightning (14 May-1 July 1943)
- 432d Fighter Squadron (475th Fighter Group), P-38 Lightning (14 May-11 July 1943)
- 433d Fighter Squadron (475th Fighter Group), P-38 Lightning (14 May-17 June 1943)
- 16th Bombardment Squadron (Light) (27th Bombardment Group (Light)), A-24 Dauntless (1 April-4 May 1942)
- 17th Bombardment Squadron (Light) (27th Bombardment Group (Light)), A-24 Dauntless (1 April-4 May 1942)
- 91st Bombardment Squadron (Light) (27th Bombardment Group (Light)), A-24 Dauntless (24 March 1942)
In addition, 370th Service Squadron managed the day to day USAAF Base operations of the airfield.
See also
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
- 1 2 YCHT – Charters Towers (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 29 May 2014
- ↑ Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556.
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